BJP GOVERNMENT’S CONNIVANCE BEHIND INK ATTACK : RAKESH TIKAIT

(The Quiver): On Monday , Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait was attacked with a microphone and then ink was thrown at him when he was addressing a press meet at Gandhi Bhavan in Bengaluru. A dozen miscreants hurled ink at farmer leader Rakesh Tikait . Black ink was seen on his turban, face, Kurta, and green shawl around his neck.

Tikait, a leader of Bharatiya Kisan Union and the face of the farmers’ movement against the now repealed agricultural laws, had called the press meet to speak about a sting operation in which a Karnataka farmer leader was allegedly caught asking for money.

Meanwhile, Bengaluru police have arrested three of the accused belonging to ‘Karnataka Rakshana Vedike’ for the attack. The three men arrested by police for the attacking Rakesh Tikait are Bharat Shetty, Pratap, and Shivakumar. One of the accused was seen shouting Modi-Modi slogan as he was taken into custody.

Following the ink attack, Tikait accused the state BJP government of not providing security at the venue. Tikait further said that cops were responsible for the attack.

“The local police are responsible for it and it happened due to the connivance of the government,” he told the media.